Emiliano Sala was an Argentine footballer who specialized in forward play. Cardiff City, a Premier League club, recently signed him.

What was the Net Worth of Emiliano Sala?

Emiliano Sala had a net worth of $5 million (estimated), and his professional work was his main source of income. His pay and earnings are being scrutinized.

Early Life and Education

Emiliano Ral Sala Taffarel, his birth name, was born on October 31, 1990, in Cululu, Santa Fe, Argentina. Horacio Sala is his father’s name, and Mercedes Taffarel is his mother’s. His father used to work as a truck driver. Romania was his sister, and Dario was his brother. Later, his family relocated to Progreso.

His ethnicity was uncertain, and he possessed dual nationality of Argentine and Italian. His family was anxious for information about their son’s disappearance. He examined footage of Gabriel Batistuta, his favorite Argentine footballer. There is no other information about his education available.

Professional Life and Career

He began his career as a football player for San Marti de Progreso, where he stayed until he was 15 years old. Then he went to Proyecto Crecer, a football school in San Francisco, where he played.

Sala traveled to Europe at the age of 20 to join Proyecto Crecer’s French partner club. He was unhappy since he was unable to secure a spot in the first team. On February 8, 2012, he made his Bordeaux senior competitive debut in the round of 16 of the 2011-2012 Coupe de France. In that game, he lost 3-1 to Olympique Lyonnais after coming on as a replacement in the 105th minute for Jussie.

 

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Similarly, he scored 19 goals in 37 domestic league appearances when on loan at Champion at National side US Orleans for the entire 2012-2013 season. On July 2, 2013, Sala decided to join Ligue 2 team Chamois Niortais on loan for the whole 2013-2014 season. On July 20, 2015, he signed a five-year contract with Ligue 1 team FC Nantes. October 20, 2018, Sala scored his first hat-trick in a 4-0 Ligue 1 home win over Toulouse FC. He became the first player to score three goals in a Ligue 1 match since Mamadou Diallo against FC Sochaux-Montbeliard.

Sala also signed a three-and-a-half-year contract with Cardiff City on January 19, 2019, for a club-record £15 million transfer fee. That transfer broke the previous club record, which was set in 2013 when £11 million was spent for Gary Medel.

Death (January 21, 2019)

On the 21st of January 2019, Emiliano Sala took a flight that went missing. The flight was from Nantes to Cardiff. On February 4, 2019, investigators discovered Emiliano’s body. According to the post mortem, Emiliano died as a result of head and trunk traumas.

Controversy/Scandal and Rumors

He was presumed deceased after the jet he was flying from Nantes to Cardiff went missing mid-flight. With three persons on board, the plane vanished near Alderney in the Channel Islands. There was no possibility of discovering any survivors in the ocean, according to Channel Islands Air Search. His most recent WhatsApp audio message was,

Hello, my brothers, how are you? Boy, I’m tired. I was here in Nantes taking care of things, things, things, things, things, things, and it never stops, it never stops, it never stops. Anyway guys, I’m up in this plane that feels like it’s falling to pieces, and I’m going to Cardiff. [It’s] crazy, we start tomorrow. Training in the afternoon, guys, in my new team… Let’s see what happens. So, how’s it going with you guys, all good? If in an hour and a half you have no news from me, I don’t know if they are going to send someone to look for me because they cannot find me, but you will know… Man, I’m scared!”

Body Measurement and Social Media

Emiliano is 6 feet 2 inches tall and weighs 75 kg when it comes to physical characteristics. His eyes are green and he has dark brown hair. There is no other information about his clothing size or shoe size.

This well-known footballer used social media sites such as Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. He has roughly 20.2k, 52.9k, and 766k followers on these social media profiles, respectively.

Quick Facts of Emiliano Sala